The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 160: Hagrid is not easy to fool

Gringotts, the largest banking organization in the wizarding world, was broken into by unknown persons at the end of July this year. This caused quite a stir at the time and was on the front page of the Daily Prophet for a week.

Gringotts is known as the safest place, and wizards had a big surprise this summer.

Although the goblins repeatedly stressed that no property was lost from Gringotts, the vault that the robbers had raided was empty, as someone had taken the contents of the vault long before, the goblins remained tight-lipped about what the treasure was and refused to reveal it no matter how much they were asked.

"You're not saying that the treasure the robbers want is in Hogwarts?" George asked uncertainly. "It's hidden under the trapdoor?"

"It's not impossible." Ada suddenly felt a little funny. "Don't forget, Hogwarts is the safest place in the world, although it is not safe for me at all."

"Wait a minute, I'll go through it all again." Fred walked back and forth in front of the fireplace, and after a while he continued, "Although this is possible, I still think it's too far-fetched. What's the reason for putting that thing in Hogwarts? Does it belong to Hogwarts?"

This really stumped Ada, as how could she know about this?

Ida thought for a while and said, "This is also my guess. Quirrell was in the Leaky Cauldron at the time, and Hagrid and Harry were there too. Harry wanted to buy something, so Hagrid must have taken him to Gringotts. But Gringotts was robbed in the afternoon, and the things were not in Gringotts. Is this really just a coincidence?"

"You've seen how Quirrell has behaved since the start of the school term. He's a complete loser. How could someone like him break into Gringotts and escape unscathed?" Fred retorted. "I'm afraid he's been caught by the goblins a long time ago."

"What if Quirrell is acting?" Ada said, touching her earlobe, "What if he just wants us to treat him as trash?"

George took a deep breath. He felt like he must have goosebumps all over his body. He said, "That's too scary. That thing must be very important to him. It's so important that he would do anything for it."

It is human nature to pursue fame and fortune. As long as the benefits are big enough, nothing can be sacrificed. What does it matter if students call you a waste?

When Quirrell becomes successful, who will remember that he used to be a stutterer and was once called a waste? Just like now, everyone has long forgotten that Quirrell was a talented and smart wizard in the past.

"The most important thing now is to figure out what's under the trapdoor and whether Hagrid brought it back. It will be easy once we know this," said George.

Fred also said, "Let's sound out Hagrid tomorrow to see if he will reveal any important information."

The twins had the same idea as Ada. Since they couldn't get through the three-headed dog quietly for the time being, they changed their thinking. Could a living person be killed by holding his urine?
Yes, Ada has a way to get through the three-headed dog. She can just kill the three-headed dog and get through naturally. But this will make too much noise, and Ada will also have to pay a certain price, so it is not cost-effective.

"By the way," Fred suddenly said after the three of them said goodnight to each other, "next time we go to see the three-headed dog, shall we bring Garlon with us?"

Although Garlon is a female, are you planning to use the beauty dog ​​trick? The difference in size is too big! Ada didn't quite understand Fred's idea.

Seeing that Ada was a little confused, George explained: "Let Garlon see how other dogs guard the house. They are all dogs, why is there such a big difference?"

This... Instead of letting a Labrador guard the house, it’s better to choose a Corgi!

The next day was the weekend, but Ada and the twins did not stay in bed. They took Garlon to Hagrid's cabin early in the morning. Hagrid and Fang Ya welcomed the arrival of three people and one dog. Hagrid welcomed the three students, and Fang Ya welcomed Garlon.

Hagrid entertained the three people warmly. A large pot of hot tea and a large plate of rock cakes were placed on the table. He kept asking the three people to eat more.

Ada refused to give Hagrid the information, and she could only disappoint Hagrid. Between the front teeth and Hagrid, Ada firmly chose her front teeth. In order to get the information they wanted from Hagrid, the twins started to talk about this and that, instead of giving it directly, which would be counterproductive and alert the enemy.

The twins chose the Care of Magical Creatures class as their starting point. Their acting skills were much better than in the first grade. If Ada hadn’t known about it in advance, she would have thought that the twins really liked this course and those magical creatures!
As long as you like magical creatures and want to raise them, you are my, Rubeus Hagrid's, friend. Listening to the twins talking about protecting magical creatures, Hagrid smiled so happily that his teeth and eyes were invisible.

The eyes are not visible because they are narrowed when smiling, and the teeth are not visible because of Hagrid's thick beard, which is not visible normally.

As the sun rose higher, the topic became more in-depth. The twins finally mentioned the three-headed dog and hoped to see the three-headed dog raised by Hagrid. However, Hagrid said that Fluffy had been lent to Dumbledore and could not be seen for the time being.

Hearing this, Ada and the twins exchanged glances. The three-headed dog on the fourth floor was indeed Hagrid's pet. The twins continued to talk about the three-headed dog. They also learned from Hagrid that Fluffy liked music very much.

But the topic could not continue here. Perhaps it was because the twins had behaved like human beings too many times, and it was not easy for them to trick Hagrid now. Hagrid had already begun to doubt the twins' intentions.

Hagrid, who had always been as tight-lipped as a jar, began to exercise his right to remain silent. No matter how Fred and George guided him, he would not say why Dumbledore borrowed Luke and did not reveal any information to the three "hidden motives".

The atmosphere in the cabin began to become awkward. The twins tried to trick Hagrid, but Hagrid abruptly changed the subject to prevent the twins from succeeding.

As Hagrid and the twins were sawing, Ada began to observe the cabin. She turned the ring on her left ring finger, wondering whether she should use the ring to test Hagrid's willpower.

The ring has a passive effect of perseverance, which can prevent Ada from being bewitched by others, and can also in turn affect those with weak wills.

But before Ada could speak, she found a clipping from the Daily Prophet. The date on it was August, and the content was also about the robbery of Gringotts. It was obviously left by Hagrid on purpose.

In this cabin, all the written things were related to magical creatures. An old newspaper clipping was strange enough, let alone a briefing related to Gringotts.

It’s self-explanatory what this old newspaper clipping that has nothing to do with Fantastic Beasts represents, so we can stop here for today.

Following Ada's suggestion, the twins no longer tried to fool Hagrid. It was difficult to fool someone who was on guard. The twins changed the topic and started talking about Charlie who was far away in Romania.

Talking about Charlie, Hagrid finally felt relieved, and the atmosphere in the cabin was no longer awkward.

Near noon, Ada and the twins returned to the castle, and she explained to Fred and George why she had called them off.

She said, "Hagrid is on guard. If we continue to ask him, not only will we not get anything out of him, but it will also upset him, which is not worth the effort. And I have also made a key discovery. It doesn't matter even if he doesn't say anything today."

Ada told the twins her analysis and opinions on the briefing, and the twins agreed.

Now the three of them were almost certain that the thing hidden under the trapdoor must be related to Hagrid, otherwise why would he care so much about Gringotts? None of the vaults in Gringotts belonged to Hagrid, so why would he worry about it?
Now that we already know how to deal with the three-headed dog and have confirmed that the treasure taken away from Gringotts is related to Hagrid, that's enough. There's no need to try to achieve everything at once.

The next step is to figure out where the treasure is. There is still a long semester to go, so there is no need to rush.

Even Dumbledore is not in a hurry. They are not eunuchs, so why should they be in a hurry?

(End of this chapter)